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Football remains winless on season as they head to Michigan Tech

Football remains winless on season as they head to Michigan Tech

Lily Gouin October 25, 2024

The Wildcat football team remains winless as they head to Michigan Tech, still hopeful for the first win of the season as the season winds down with only four games left.   Last weekend, the...

SWOOSH — Wildcats had an impressive win over the Huskies while junior Ana Rhude ties program record.

Women’s basketball defeats rival Huskies as the regular season nears its end

Chloe Everson February 22, 2024

The Northern Michigan women’s basketball team returned home after a weekend rivalry game in Houghton against the Michigan Tech Huskies on Saturday, Feb. 17. The Wildcats increased their overall record...

ROAD TRIP — The men's basketball team lost to Michigan Tech over the weekend and will soon leave for their final road trip of the season before GLIAC play.

Men’s basketball falls to Huskies before last road trip of regular season

Chloe Everson February 22, 2024

This past weekend, the Northern Michigan men’s basketball team traveled to Houghton to face off against the Michigan Tech Huskies on Saturday, Feb. 17. The ‘Cats fell short to the Huskies in an 80-69...

PLAY4KAY — The 'Cats head to Houghton to face off against the Michigan Tech Huskies and raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

Women’s basketball sets up to play Michigan Tech after back-to-back wins

Lily Gouin February 16, 2024

The NMU women's basketball team swept up the weekend at home while hosting Parkside and Purdue Northwest. All three teams are unranked this week in the polls. The 'Cats took down Parkside 71-60 and Purdue...

HITTING THREES — The Wildcats hit 19 three pointers to sweep the weekend against GLIAC opponents Parkside and Purdue Northwest.

Men’s Basketball ranks No. 1 in Midwest after weekend sweep

Chloe Everson February 15, 2024

The Northern Michigan men’s basketball team hosted GLIAC opponent, the Parkside Rangers on Thursday, Feb. 8 and the Purdue Northwest Pride on Saturday, Feb. 10. Both games ended in Wildcat success with...

CLEAN SWEEP — The NMU Wildcats increased their overall record after sweeping their rivals, the Michigan Tech Huskies.

Men’s Hockey defeats UP rival Michigan Tech in weekend sweep

Chloe Everson February 8, 2024

This past weekend, the Northern Michigan men’s hockey team faced off against CCHA rivals, the Michigan Tech Huskies. The Wildcats hosted the Huskies for a 4-1 win on Friday, Feb. 2 and MTU hosted NMU...

BROKEN RECORD — Several 'Cats swam record-breaking times to beat UW-Green Bay last weekend.

Swim and Dive teams victorious over Green Bay

Lily Gouin January 26, 2024

This past Saturday, the NMU men’s and women’s swim and dive teams both won at home in their first meet since November. The teams both faced off against UW-Green Bay. UW-GB is currently unranked. NMU...

Home victories all around as Wildcat Husky split weekend hockey matchup wraps up

Home victories all around as Wildcat Husky split weekend hockey matchup wraps up

Molly Birch December 9, 2023

Men’s hockey took on their Upper Peninsula rival the Michigan Tech Huskies in a weekend split starting in Houghton. Defenseman Colby Enns scored the first goal of the game, keeping a Wildcat lead through...

U.P. BATTLE — The 'Cats take on their Upper Peninsula rival the Huskies after a weekend against the Vikings.

M Hockey: ‘Cats face UP rival Michigan Tech Huskies in weekend split

Chloe Everson December 7, 2023

This past weekend, the Northern Michigan men’s hockey team hosted the Augustana Vikings. On Friday, Dec. 1, the Wildcats tied the Vikings 2-2 and on Saturday, Dec. 2, fell in a 5-3 finish. After the...

COMPETE — The 'Cats end the regular season ranked five in the GLIAC.

Women’s Volleyball finishes GLIAC tournament season in Quarterfinals against MTU

Lily Gouin November 17, 2023

Over the weekend the women’s volleyball team traveled to Sault. Ste. Marie, MI on Friday, Nov. 10, where they took the win over the Lake Superior State Lakers 3-1. They then played in Big Rapids, MI...

KEEPING THE MOMENTUM — The Wildcats get ready for the GLIAC tournament next week starting as the No. 1 seed.

W Soccer: No. 11 Wildcats host GLIAC tournament for the first time in history

Chloe Everson November 7, 2023

The Wildcats honored four seniors in the game on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. against the Huskies, Izzy Brusilow, Gwen Kiilunen, Brenna Musser and Haley Gruener. The ‘Cats defeated the Huskies in a...

W Volleyball: 'Cats get 3-0 sweep over Michigan Tech

W Volleyball: ‘Cats get 3-0 sweep over Michigan Tech

Chris Anderson September 27, 2023

The Wildcats have struggled to gain traction after an injury to redshirt senior Jacqueline Smith seemed to derail the hopes of building on the previous 23-9 season. NMU was 2-10 on the season heading into...

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